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A teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Answer for the clue "A teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays ", 16 letters:
acanthopterygian
Word definitions for acanthopterygian in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acanthopterygian \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context zoology English) Similar to a acanthopterygian.(First attested in the mid 19th century.) n. (context zoology English) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.(First attested in the mid 19th century.) Brown, Lesley, ed. ''The Shorter Oxford ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays [syn: spiny-finned fish ] [ant: soft-finned fish ]